- August 24th, 2026
China’s reported development of autonomous defensive networks for remote maritime outposts could mark a significant evolution in the country’s approach to securing contested features in the South China Sea, shifting the emphasis from static fortifications toward distributed, machine-enabled combat networks....
China’s largest coast guard vessel has conducted an extended patrol inside the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of Malaysia and Brunei, highlighting Beijing’s increasingly persistent use of maritime law-enforcement forces to advance its interests in the contested South China Sea. China...
Vietnam is moving closer to finalising a major defence procurement agreement with Vietnam to acquire the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system from India, in what could become one of the most significant military export deals in the region in recent...
Vietnam is approaching a pivotal moment in its military modernization, as it weighs the acquisition of advanced fighter jets to replace its aging fleet. At the center of this strategic decision lies a high-stakes contest between France’s Rafale and Russia’s...
In a development that is reverberating across military and strategic communities worldwide, Iran has reportedly struck and destroyed a highly advanced U.S. missile defense radar system, the AN/TPY-2 radar, deployed in Jordan. The incident, occurring amid escalating hostilities involving Iran,...
Indonesia’s planned acquisition of the supersonic BrahMos missile from India could dramatically reshape the strategic landscape of Southeast Asia, potentially transforming the world’s largest archipelago into a powerful maritime barrier stretching between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean....
The United States is spreading a dense web of MQ-9 Reaper drones across the Indo-Pacific in what amounts to one of the most consequential surveillance expansions in the region in recent years. The move reflects a high-stakes bet: that persistent,...
Southeast Asia’s airpower balance is quietly but decisively evolving, and Vietnam now appears to be at the centre of that recalibration. Hanoi, long reliant on Russian combat aviation, is increasingly exploring diversified, sanctions-resilient Western platforms capable of sustaining high-tempo operations...
The Malaysian government’s decision to integrate Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) onto all six Kedah-class New Generation Patrol Vessels marks a decisive recalibration of the country’s maritime deterrence posture, reflecting growing concern in Kuala Lumpur that lightly armed patrol platforms are...
The United States has redirected the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group from the South China Sea to the Middle East in what defense officials describe as a strategically consequential recalibration of American global force posture, driven by the accelerating...
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